Direct Response Copywriter on Creating Authority
/By Scott Martin, Direct Response Copywriter:
For various reasons I won't go into here, I listen to sports talk radio several times a day -- usually when I'm driving around. I should really listen to something else: there's a lot of hot air on these shows. And then the listeners start chiming in!
These shows often feature so-called "experts." They're usually journalists or bloggers. The hosts of the show will interview said expert and the expert will start every statement with:
"My hunch is ..."
"I think this may happen ..."
"There's a chance that ... "
"My feeling is ... and it's just a guess ..."
Quite frankly, I could get on a show and make vague guesses and just blab on. I expect an expert to come on a radio show and speak with authority, even if they make a few incorrect predictions. I don't want vagueness.
As a direct response copywriter, I cannot write anything in vague terms. The lifeblood of direct response copy is specificity.
- Specific numbers.
- Detailed proof.
- Relevant testimonials.
- Salient graphics.
So if you're having a hard time creating copy that converts, check to see if you're being vague. The greatest copy is choc-full of well-researched facts. The reader reads the copy and thinks, "the writer genuinely knows what they're talking about."
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